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To allwwmz'tmag/concern; 1 i i y Be it known that I, FREDERICK `S'rANDISI-r,

a subject of the King of Great Britain,re

siding at Shelton, in thecounty of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful `Improvements in Reversible Cuffs, of which the` following is a specification.

The object of thepresent invention istol provide means whereby a cuff may be worn for a longer period than is now possible with the ordinary cuff and `to so construct the shirt sleeve to which the cuff is attached that the unexposed portion of the culf will be kept clean. These stated objects and such other objects as will incidentally ap,-` pear in the course of the following description are attained in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the invention resides in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lower end of a shirt sleeve with a cuff attached and embodyingmy invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a different arrangement of the cuff and shirt sleeve;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view, partly in section and partly broken away;

Fig. 4 is a detail View showing a different embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of the arrangement shown in Fig. 4.

In carrying out my invention, I the shirt sleeve 1, which may be constructed in the usual manner except as hereinafter particularly set forth, an inner apron 2 which may be provided with a wrist band 3 at its lower end andis attached by stitching 4 at its upper end to the inside of the shirt sleeve. This apron is provided with an opening 5 corresponding to the usual opening 6 of the shirt sleeve and the wrist band may be provided with button holes 7 as will be `readily understood. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2and 3, the cuff S is attached by stitching 9 to the edge of the shirt sleeve and may be constructed in the same manner as the ordinary attached cuffs now in common use, except that it is made twice the width of the ordinar7 cuff and when it is first worn is dis'- posed, as shown in Fig. 3, with the upper half 10 of the cuff housed within the pocket fornied by the shirt sleeve andthe apron 2.

3 of i attach to Patented June 24, 1919,.

AppnatipamediJanuaryi?, 1.9"19, 1 sepiarNo. 271,743."

When thus arranged, the cuil" will appear as shown` in Fig. 2 and the portion exposed belowithe coatsleeve will have the same iinish and style as the ordinary cuff. When the exposedi lower` portion or edge; of the cuff has become `soiled soI asto` be no `longer sightly, the buttons, indicated at 11, are

`rernovedand the cuff is then reversed so that #the portion "8 previously exposed will lie against the outer portion of the lower` end of the shirt sleeve, as indicated in Fig. 1, the

portion 10 previously housed within the pocket being exposed so that to all appear` ances the wearer will have a new,` pair of cuffs. The upper end of the apron 2"`should be so disposed that this apron may be readily flexed to` permit reversal of the cuff but will extend over the entire upper half of the cuii" and prevent the same being soiled` by other causes, while, as is obvious, the shirt sleeve will protect the upper half of the cuff from any soiling by reason of contact with the coat sleeve or other external causes.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the shirt sleeve is provided with an apron 11 on its inner side, the same in all respects as `the apron 2. In this form, however, the shirt sleeve is provided with a wrist band 12 and may have a button hole 13 at its center to receive a stud or button 14 at the center of the cuff. The cuff will be of any well-known or preferred shape except thatit will be twice the width of the cuff ordinarilyeinployed and will be provided with a central opening to receive the stud or button 14, as shown at, 15.` This detachable cuff is arranged in the same manner as the attached cuffs shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 so that the unexposed half of the cuff will be housed within the pocket formed by the end of the shirt sleeve and the apron 11.` I/Vhen the lower portion of the cuff has become soiled, the button 14 is removed so as topermit the cu' to be withdrawn. The cuff buttons are then shifted` to the `opposite edge of the cuff and the cuff` r y contact with `the skin of the wearer or from worn and the portionv of the cuil?` which is not exposed below the coat sleeve will be kept perfectly clean. The cuffs may, consequently, be worn twice as long as is now ordinarily the case so that the cost of laundering will be reduced and the life of the cuffs and the shirt in connection with which they are'worn will be prolonged. The use of my invention does not detract from the lit orstyle of the garment and it may be worn by any one without discomfort. By

' makingthe parts of proper proportions, the

button 14: maybe exposed below the coatv sleevev and persons so disposed will thus be permitted to .display jewelry. -The in- Copies of` this patent may be obtained for vention may be applied to ladies waists and dresses by fastening a sleeve embodying the invention inside the sleeve of the dress or waist.`

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

lThe combination with a shirt sleeve, of anapron. secured at its upper end to the inside of the shirt sleeve and having its lower end free of the shirt sleeve, a' cuff having one-half housed between the apron and the shirt sleeve, and means for attaching the cuff to the shirt sleeve.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FREDERICK STANDISH. lL. s]

ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

